Combined radiator shield and humidifier



Jan. '19 1.926. 1,570,402

H. W. REUTER COMBINED 4RADIATOR SHIELD AND HUMIDIFIER Filed Sept. J6', 1922 Patented Jan. 19, '1926.

UNITED STATES PATENTS OFFICE. j

maar w. REUTER, or KANKAKE, ILLmoIsssIGNon or 01m-1mm' To JOHN s..

BURTON, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Application filed September '16, 1922. Serial No. 588,563.

To all whom 'it mm concern.'

Be it known tha/t I, HARRY W. E EUTEB, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kankakee, in the county of' Kankakee and State of Illinois, have invented a certain. new and useful Combined Radlator h1el d and Humidifier, of which the following 1s a specification.

The invention pertains to al comblned shield and humidifier for radiators, and has for its general aim the production of such 'a device, which is capable ofmanufacture in the form, construction and arrangement' of parts may be made by those skilled in the artwithout 'departing from the spirit `and-scope of the invention, as expressed in the appended. claims. Figure 1`s a-perspective view of my improved radiator attachment-in use. y.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view Athrough the device.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view 4taken in the plane of line 3 of Fig. 2.' l Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially in the plane of line 4 of Fig.l 2.

` Ihe device comprises a frame including a lpair of end members or brackets 7 which are connected together by a pair .of spaced' parallel bars' 8. The upper `edges of the brackets are provided with inturned por` .tions or lugs 9 through whichv screws 10 are entered to secure the ends 4'of the bars in place upon the brackets. The bars rest upon the upper ends ofthe coils A ofthe radiator, as shown in Fig. 2. 11 indicates angular brackets welded. or otherwise secured upon the under sides of the bars 8, whichare also preferabl angular in form. The upright brackets 11 project above vthe bars 8 and supportl a water pan 13, there being two pairs of said brackets 11, one pair near each end' of the pan. The latter is provided at its opposite longitudinal edges with hooked flanges 14 adapted to seat upon the 'upper edgesv of the brackets, and the pan is thereby held out of contact with the radiator.

The .device vmay be secured to a radiator in any preferred way. Preferably, I employ hook members 15 carried by cross-pieces 16 of the frame. Said cross-.pieces may be secured tothe under sides of the brackets 11 as by welding. The lower ends of the members 15 are bent to form hooks adapted to engage the rods B which are employed to connect the \coils of the radiatortogether in' a well known way. The upper ends of the hook members are flanged and provided with threaded apertures to receive screws 17 depending from the cross-pieces 16. It will be apparent that by tightening the screws 17,- the device will be held firmly in place upon the top of the radiator.

A cover 18 for the device is hinged at' 19 upon the rear ends `of the cross-piecesl 16. Ihls. cover -is in the form of a hood having dependlng flanges. It constitutes the top of a sh1eld which` prevents the direct upward passage of.currents of heated air from the radiator and serves to'direct such air currents across the surface of the water 1n said pan. It also serves asa cover for the humidifier. The hinge devices may be of any suitable. character. Preferably they com rise simply a hmge plate 20, one` end o which' is secured upon the inner side ofthe depending rear flange of the cover, the opposite endbeing free so as to permit of the swinging movements ofthe cover. Intermediate 'asA its ends, the hinge plate extends through a slot 21 in the rear end of the cross-piece 16, and is bent to form aohump of'U- hape which engages with the, rear 'end of the slot 21 when the cover is swung upwardly and rearwardly. The free Vend of the hinge plate 20 in this operation moves from a depending position in contact'with a dependlfm ing portion 16al of the cross piece 16, into e`ngagement with ,the underside of the cross vThe back of the shield is formed by a osition of the cover is shown'105 plate 22, which in the present. instance is .secured in position by end flanges 23 fastened near their upper ends to the rear vertical portions of the end brackets-7. The upper edge ofthe back plate may overlap the downturned portions 16a of the crosspieces 16 and be4 secured thereto by means of screws 23a. f

It will" be apparent that I have produced a radiator attachment of a simple construction, neat in appearance, and effective as a humidifier and shield. The-device may be quickly and easily applied, and the cover may be readily manipulated to an open position to enable the waterpan to be filled. Such hinging of the cover is advantageous inasmuch as it materially facilitates the filling operation. The ycover' is positioned to provide for the free circulation of heated air above thewater pan.

I claim as my invention:

l: The combination with a radiator, of a frame comprising bars adapted to rest upon said radiator and end members connecting said bars, means for securing said frame rigidly to the radiator, a Water pan, mem` bers on said frame supporting said water pan above and out of contact with said radiator, and a cover for said water pan supported by said frame and positioned'to provide for the free circulation of air above said pan.

2. A radiator attachment comprising, in

combination, two parallel bars adapted to f rest on the top of a radiator, a pair of bracketssconnecting the ends of said bars, cross pieces secured to said bars, means for clamping said bars rigidly to a radiator,

adapted to provide' for free circulation above said pan.

3. A radiator attachment comprising, in combination, a frame including two parallel bars adapted to rest on the top of a radiator, and a pair of cross pieces fastened to said bars, and having slots near their rear ends, means for. clamping said frame rigidly to a radiator, a water pan, means carried by said Hframe for supporting said water pan above the radiator, a box-like cover, positioned to provide for free 'circulation above the pan, two plates extending through the slots in said cross pieces, one end of each of said plates being fastened to the depending rear side of said cover and the other end being adapted to engage with said cross pieces so as to limit the backward swing of said cover.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

HARRY W. REUTER. 

